Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-08
obituary.

The following from the Northern
Christian Advocate of last December
has reference to y brother Of Mrs. a. ".
Bunker, of this CITY, and q gentleman
who preached in Yankton's Oongrega-
tional Churoh long years ago:
Rev. John D, Bell was born at Weeds
port, N. y, Dec. "a, 1881, and died at
his home in Denver, Ooi., Nov. "a, 1885.
He wa a son OF Gen. Isaac Bell, q dc
voted christian and an ardent admirer
of Rev. John Dempster alter whom the
subject of this memoir wat named. The
influence of his home life being positive
~ christian and Methodistic, when he
had nome to sufficient age and protcien-
cy in culture to require higher fRcities
for education he turned to denesee coll
ledge, which he entered in 1862 Here
he not only made creditible progress in
his studies, but under the active relgi-
GUS Influences of that institution
was led to Christ and united
with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Two years later, circumstances favoring
a change in school relations, he went to
Amherst college, from which in
stitution he graduated Ia the class of
1856. Then believing himself to be
called Of God to the christian ministry,
he entered the Garret biblical institute,
at Evanston, Ill, where 1t was his great
pleasure to be under the instruction oi
the eminent theoloRian and devoted
christian scholar and gentleman, the late
John Dempster, u. D.. whose name be
bore. His theological course havina
been completed, his labors were directed
to what he regarded his life pursuit
His conference relations were with the
east Genesee and the southern Illinois
conferences where he filled important
charges.
About twenty years ago q serious bron'
! chial affection forced his retirement
from active ministerial labor, excepting
| that he at one time temporarily sup
piled o Presbyterian OF Congregations.
church at Canyon City, Col. His worl
was henceforth chiefly to be done will
his pen. Literature was congenial tx
his taste, and he now endeRyored to ust
his strength to the best advantage pos
slble in this new field. For q time he wa
editor OF a paper in Milford, Mass. q,
wrote frequent articles for magazines
especially for the Ladies' Repository
Afterward he wrote and published tw,
books, one entitled "Ihe Great Sllghtet
Fortune" and the other, "A Man.
works elevating in tone, pervaded will
christian sentiment and designed to d.
goodin any home. at the time of hi
death he had nearly completed anothel
work entitled "Clinates end Ciimat,
Treatment" bringing to view the rela-
tive hygienic advantages for diferen'
Glasses OF physical ailments.
In pursuit of climate benefit for him
self his home for several years past hai
been at Denver, where his family--wif,
and three children-still reside His re-
mains were brought for burial to Weed
sport, N. Y, where q former wife wat
buried, and where three sisters OF th,
deceased, Mrs. DIR. O. q. CLARK, Mrs. q
w. Burritt and Mrs. II. q. Burritt, re
side. Aaother sister ia Mrs. j. V
Bunker, of Yankton. Dakota. Two
brothers remain, MI. We. Bell, OF syria
cuse, N. T., and Franklin /. Bell, CT st
Johns, Mich. These ell have been caused
to deeply mourn, but not as they wht
have no hope. They look for a reunion
where "thrare shall be no more death
neither sorrow or crying, for the ferme
things are passed away"
j. b.. ROGERS